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RNS Number : 3557P  Grainger PLC  08 February 2023

8 February 2023

Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company")

Result of AGM

 

At the one hundred and tenth Annual General Meeting of Grainger plc held on
Wednesday 8 February 2023, the following resolutions set out in the Notice of
Meeting dated 19 December 2022 were passed by Shareholders by a poll.  The
results are as follows:

 

      Resolutions                                                                    Votes for    %      Votes against  %                       Votes withheld

                                                                                                  For                   Against   Total votes
 1   To approve and adopt the directors' report and the audited financial            626,328,822  99.91  595,434        0.09      626,924,256   3,948,668
     statements for the year ended 30 September 2022
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September   579,078,117  93.51  40,171,451     6.49      619,249,568   11,623,356
     2022
 3   To approve the Directors' remuneration policy                                   599,740,550  95.06  31,191,167     4.94      630,931,717   3,667
 4   To declare a dividend                                                           630,871,089  99.99  748            0.01      630,871,837   1,087
 5   To re-elect Mark Clare                                                          540,313,372  93.83  35,548,906     6.17      575,862,278   55,010,646
 6   To re-elect Helen Gordon                                                        628,138,602  99.57  2,731,134      0.43      630,869,736   3,188
 7   To re-elect Robert Hudson                                                       625,108,226  99.09  5,755,763      0.91      630,863,989   8,935
 8   To re-elect Justin Read                                                         618,233,180  98.00  12,635,956     2.00      630,869,136   3,788
 9   To re-elect Janette Bell                                                        617,449,964  97.87  13,419,772     2.13      630,869,736   3,188
 10  To re-elect Carol Hui                                                           615,240,589  97.99  12,630,468     2.01      627,871,057   3,001,867
 11  To elect Michael Brodtman                                                       628,153,259  99.57  2,700,422      0.43      630,853,681   19,243
 12  To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company                                627,828,421  99.52  3,037,077      0.48      630,865,498   7,426
 13  To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors        630,861,501  99.99  5,886          0.01      630,867,387   5,537
 14  To authorise the directors to allot shares                                      577,441,315  91.53  53,430,522     8.47      630,871,837   1,087
 15  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash*                            595,922,512  96.23  23,331,136     3.77      619,253,648   11,619,276
 16  To authorise the directors to issue shares for cash in relation to the          591,074,974  95.45  28,178,674     4.55      619,253,648   11,619,276
     acquisition or other capital investment *
 17  To authorise the Company to purchase own shares*                                627,023,413  99.52  3,005,675      0.48      630,029,088   843,836
 18  To reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than an Annual General  593,302,674  94.05  37,566,123     5.95      630,868,797   4,127
     Meeting) to not less than 14 clear days' notice. *
 19  To authorise political donations up to £50,000 in aggregate                     614,315,189  97.27  17,216,301     2.73      631,531,490   2,705

(* special resolutions)

 

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, there were 741,503,092 ordinary
shares of 5p each in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed,
other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA
(https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/glossary/G2974.html) for publication
and will be available for inspection via the FCA document viewing facility.

 

Adam McGhin

 

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

 

 

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